Toys R Us launches game trade-in program

[Chris3123]

Now this is interesting. From Reuters:

Customers can participate in the video game trade-in program at Toys"R"Us
stores in the United States as follows:

-- Used video games in their original cases, with the original case
artwork
may be brought to a Toys"R"Us Guest Services desk.
-- Games will then be scanned and prices will be offered for individual
titles.
-- Gamers confirm that they want to accept the offer to exchange any, or
all, of the games they brought to the store.
-- Once the transaction is complete, customers receive an activated gift
card equal to the total worth of all games traded.

-- Immediately upon receiving the gift card, customers can purchase any
product from iPods and toys to candy and diapers at any
Toys"R"Us or Babies"R"Us location or online at
Toysrus.com.

Reuters article

Also, it's not limited to just the current generation. You can bring in a game from any of over 25 consoles , even real old ones ones like Intellivision.

What really sucks, though, is that apparently you can only trade it in if you bring it in with the original packaging. I mean, how many people still have the packaging for their really old games?

No idea on how much you may get for your games, though.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I wonder if this will be worldwide, i have a N64, gamecube, sega saturn and dreamcast all sitting in their box with games i want rid of.

 

[clint g]

Thats pretty cool. I know bestbuy has been working on getting a program up and running for a while now. Hopefully as more of these places implement trade in programs, the more money you can get back from trading in. Gamestops program is a rip off

 

[Chris3123]

Thats pretty cool. I know bestbuy has been working on getting a program up and running for a while now. Hopefully as more of these places implement trade in programs, the more money you can get back from trading in.

I heard Amazon is getting in on the trade-in bandwagon, too.

Gamestops program is a rip off

Yeah. You don't really get much.

 

[firehawk12]

Thats pretty cool. I know bestbuy has been working on getting a program up and running for a while now. Hopefully as more of these places implement trade in programs, the more money you can get back from trading in. Gamestops program is a rip off

They're beta-testing in Canada... but not with the Best Buy brand, oddly. I guess if it doesn't work out, they don't ruin the parent company.

Still, I kind of hope that this means publishers will be more willing to go with digital distribution for some games - and do a better job than MS is doing with their Xbox Classics line.

 

[bigdaddy]

Just what TRU needs, longer costumer service lines.

 

[nx1701g]

They need to do something to defend themselves from Wal*Mart (especially since Wal*Mart's strategic plan was recently leaked and they mention Toys R Us is number one on their list of targets).

 

[msbae]

What really sucks, though, is that apparently you can only trade it in if you bring it in with the original packaging. I mean, how many people still have the packaging for their really old games?

I do.

No idea on how much you may get for your games, though.

If they are anything like the other used game shops I've heard of, they'll probably give you $20 for a title that just came out last week. Then, they'll put it on display tomorrow for $40-45. That's why I don't trade-in games unless they really sucked.

 

[msbae]

They need to do something to defend themselves from Wal*Mart (especially since Wal*Mart's strategic plan was recently leaked and they mention Toys R Us is number one on their list of targets).

Great... another store I loved as a child being destroyed by the little redneck general store from Arkansas that became possessed by the forces of evil...

Thats pretty cool. I know bestbuy has been working on getting a program up and running for a while now. Hopefully as more of these places implement trade in programs, the more money you can get back from trading in. Gamestops program is a rip off

Best Buy ain't much better than Wal-Mart...

I've never traded anything to Gamestop before. Can't say I want to do business with them at all considering how they sometimes sell 'new' games that were taken home by employees, played and then resealed in the package.

 

[nx1701g]

They need to do something to defend themselves from Wal*Mart (especially since Wal*Mart's strategic plan was recently leaked and they mention Toys R Us is number one on their list of targets).

From what I recall the article listed that their targets were:

1.) Toys R Us
2.) Sears
3.) Rite Aid

 

[Aragorn]

I've never traded anything to Gamestop before. Can't say I want to do business with them at all considering how they sometimes sell 'new' games that were taken home by employees, played and then resealed in the package.

What's really great is when Gamestop sells you an open copy as brand new because it's the "display case copy." Oh, but they put a sticker on it and that makes it new!

And then there's Gamecrazy, where it's not enough for you to simply go in and buy a game -- they have to ask you if you want to sign up for their pay membership program, if you want to buy game guard, if you would rather buy it used, and it's not enough for you to say no once. You say no to one thing, they'll just try to pitch it to you another way! And supposedly this is what their corporate suits order them to do.